Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-28
GOVERNORS ANNUAL REPORT.
A Lengthy Document Containing
Valuable Information About
The Territory.
The Insane Asylum's New Board Or.
ganizes and Proceeds to Busi.
ness.
Gov. church,s Annua, R.por..

Gov. Church's Annual Report.
The annual report Of Gov. Church to
the secretary Of the interior il nearly ready
for Transmission to Washington. It's q
lengthy document, and contain. much in.
formation that will be OF value to the
people both in the territory and in other
portions of the country. Among the i'm.
portant points are his recommendations ~
to an increase in the judiciary. his refes.
ence to the Sioux reservation, his COM
ments on division and admission of the
territory. He recommends two additional
Judges. He Endorses the Dawes bill and
hopes that it may pass and the great Sioux
reservation be opened up, in part at least.
On the division question he takes no stand
pro or con, beyond the suggestion that
some action should be taken whether it be
division or statehood Or admission without
division. Dakota is, he thinks, entitled to
the right to make her own laws md enjoy
something more than the legislation pecul-
iar to territorial form Of government.
he eoes not oppose division or say any
thing that is Objectionable to the DIVISION
lists or he friends Of admission without
division. An interesting portion of this
report is the atement from Treasurer
Raymond.
Tins report shows the total bonded in
debtedness Of the territory ut this date to
be ST. 81, $40, expended in build np and
furn sh ng the following public institu-
tons:
Insane hospital at Yankton, Sl7O. 1000:
deaf mute school at Sioux Falls. S5l, 900;
university of north Dakota, $74 900. uni
versity OF south Dakota, $4,000; peniten-
tiary at Sioux + liz, $44,3L0; penitentiary
at Bismarck, $93,60o; ngi iculiu,al college
at Bookings, s97.5OO; insane hospital OF
jamestown, $266.OOO; normal school at
Rapid City, $4,000; reform school at
Plankinton, 100000; normal school at
Spearfsh, $25,OOO; reiun ing bonds to
refund per cents. into TOUR and a ha f
and five-twenties, $4,000.
In speaking OF the g neral credit of the
territory the treasurer Says:
The highest bids for bonds authorized
by the last legislature was par and fifty
two hundredths of per cent. premiums.
Five-six his of the bonds sold raw Al per
cent. interest; the balance S per cent, sub
ject to the option clause to redeem in five
to ten years. This clause was great
hindrance in the sale of the bonds. This
fact, coupled with the other fact, that d.
kota is st II a territory and the date of ad-
miss on into the union uncer ain, made in
vestors overly cautious. TIL 8 timdity ex-
isted in spite of our showing that we had
Sl,75O,0v assets for every $1,000 we owe.
L make the prediction when Dakota be-
comes a state that per cent. bonds
viii sell more readily an Al per cents.
did. We have conclusive oof that
her credit is better thin many of the
states and rich munic palities of the east.
Even St. Paul with all her resources and
moneyed power sold her Al per cent.
londs about the same time Mt 1900 per
cent. less premium than territorial bonds.
The assessed valuation is reported at over
sl57,C00,OOo, as against $l32, 900, 900 in
1856.
The wheat crop is given as the largest
in the history of the territory, approxima-
ting 100000, 900 bushels. and the popula-
ton on the basis of the United States land
Office and other figures showing about
10000 new people for the twelve months.